Wednesday, July 24, 2013

A Recipe for Adorable Baby Bibs

First, choose some cute fabrics from your scrap basket. Grab that old chenille bedspread hiding in your linen closet, too... it will make a great absorbent lining for the bibs.
You probably have a purchased bib that will work for a pattern. I like to use a paper bag to trace my pattern onto. Then, layer fabric and backing right sides together and cut out.
For my bibs, I didn't worry too much about using the straight of grain when cutting up the chenille, but instead paid attention to the pattern on the bedspread. I even put a little blue flower on one!
Next, sew around the layered fabric pieces leaving a small opening on one side to turn the bib through. Clip the curved area around the neck before turning and pressing. You might want to trim the seams to about 1/4inch wide if they seem too bulky.
 I top stitched close to the edge all around the bib to close the opening and neaten the outside of the bib. Attach a snap at the neck or use Velcro, as I did, to make the bibs reversible. 
 Now, go find a cute baby who needs some new bibs to keep her outfits dry and clean!
She will be the envy of all her friends in the nursery!
Enjoy!
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10 comments:

  1. Now Carla, that is just too cute! Those eyes, and yes the bibs too

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  2. Sweeter then sweet! Do you by chance know the dimension of a meal time bib?

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  3. I am still marvelling at your beautiful chenille bedspread - and you cut it up!!!!! The baby is SO cute though!

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  4. Those just could not be any cuter! LOVE!

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  5. OMG!! That baby is adorable and the bibs are sweet too!! hehehe
    Thanks for sharing a great idea!!

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  6. Cute baby deserves cute bibs!
    ; )
    Just wanted to let you know my mail to you were bounced back, when I tried to tell you thanks for a nice visit at my blog. (Using the mail address in your blog profile)

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  7. Oh-so-cute (the baby), and oh-so-fun (the bibs). I am astounded at what you can whip up in no time, and it's always something sweet. Sigh... to have a baby girl... Anyway. This is about the best upcycled thing I've seen in a long time. Now we're all wishing we had an old chenille bedspread hidden away in a closet!

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  8. These are very cute bibs! And a beautiful baby!

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  9. These baby bibs are the sweetest bibs ever and yes, they were very adorable. I can't imagine that you have cut out your beautiful chenille bedspread and simply make it to a baby bib. Well, you effort is all worth it because I have seen that these baby bibs of yours turned out so cute and everyone of us like it so much.

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